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History
The Netherlands made its first Summer Olympic appearance in 1900. They missed the 1904 Olympics, but returned in 1908 and has competed ever since. The nation was the host of the 1928 Olympics held in Amsterdam. The Netherlands sends one of the largest teams with around 200 athletes competing since 1992. The athletes compete in most sports offered on the program.
The Netherlands has medaled at least once in all Summer Olympics it has competed in with the exception of 1956. In total the nation has won around 285 medals with the most successful sports being aquatics, cycling, rowing, equestrian, judo and sailing. The most successful summer athlete is swimmer Inge de Bruijn whom won eight medals (4 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze) during the 2000 and 2004 Olympics. The events where she won those medals were the women’s 50m freestyle, 100m freestyle, 100m butterfly and the 4x100m freestyle relay. In 2016 the Netherlands won 19 medals.
Qualified Quotas
Archery
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Individual | Sjef van den Berg | Sjef van den Berg |
| Rick van der Ven | Gijs Broeksma | |
| Steve Wijler | Steve Wijler | |
| Women’s Individual | Gabriela Schloesser | Gabriela Schloesser |
| Men’s Team | Sjef van den Berg Rick van der Ven Steve Wijler |
Sjef van den Berg Gijs Broeksma Steve Wijler |
| Mixed Team | Eligible to Compete |
Artistic Swimming
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s Duet | Bregje de Brouwer Noortje de Brouwer |
Bregje de Brouwer Noortje de Brouwer |
Athletics
Men’s Events
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s 100m | Joris van Gool | |
| Men’s 200m | Taymir Burnet | |
| Churandy Martina | ||
| Men’s 400m | Liemarvin Bonevacia | |
| Jochem Dobber | ||
| Tony van Diepen | Declined | |
| Men’s 800m | Tony van Diepen | |
| Men’s 5000m | Mike Foppen | |
| Men’s 400m Hurdles | Nick Smidt | |
| Men’s 4x100m Relay | Joris van Gool Taymir Burnet Hensley Paulina Churandy Martina |
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| Men’s 4x400m Relay | Jochem Dobber Liemarvin Bonevacia Ramsey Angela Tony van Diepen |
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| Men’s Marathon | Over 3 Eligible Athletes | |
| Men’s Pole Vault | Menno Vloon | Menno Vloon |
| Rutger Koppelaar | ||
| Men’s Decathlon | Pieter Braun |
Women’s Events
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s 100m | Over 3 Eligible Athletes | Dafne Schippers |
| Marije van Hunenstijn | ||
| Women’s 200m | Dafne Schippers | Dafne Schippers |
| Jamile Samuel | ||
| Lieke Klaver | Declined | |
| Women’s 400m | Femke Bol | Declined |
| Lieke Klaver | Lieke Klaver | |
| Lisanne de Witte | Lisanne de Witte | |
| Women’s 1500m | Sifan Hassan | Sifan Hassan |
| Britt Ummels | ||
| Women’s 5000m | Sifan Hassan | Sifan Hassan |
| Diane van Es | Diane van Es | |
| Maureen Koster | ||
| Women’s 10000m | Sifan Hassan | Sifan Hassan |
| Susan Krumins | Susan Krumins | |
| Women’s 100m Hurdles | Nadine Visser | Nadine Visser |
| Zoe Sedney | ||
| Women’s 400m Hurdles | Femke Bol | Femke Bol |
| Women’s 3000m Steeplechase | Irene van der Reijken | |
| Women’s 4x100m Relay | Jamile Samuel Dafne Schippers Nadine Visser Marije Van Hunenstijn |
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| Women’s 4x400m Relay | Lieke Klaver Lisanne de Witte Bianca Baak Femke Bol |
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| Women’s Marathon | Jill Holterman | Jill Holterman |
| Andrea Deeltstra | Andrea Deeltstra | |
| Ruth van der Meijden | ||
| Women’s Shot Put | Jessica Schilder | Jessica Schilder |
| Women’s Discus Throw | Jorinde van Klinken | Jorinde van Klinken |
| Women’s Heptathlon | Anouk Vetter | Anouk Vetter |
| Nadine Broersen | ||
| Emma Oosterwegel |
Mixed Events
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Mixed 4x400m Relay | Nout Wardenburg Femke Bol Lieke Klaver Tony van Diepen |
Badminton
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Singles | Mark Caljouw | Mark Caljouw |
| Women’s Singles | Soraya de Visch Eijbergen | Declined By NOC |
| Men’s Doubles | Jelle Maas Robin Tabeling |
Declined By NOC |
| Women’s Doubles | Selena Piek Cheryl Seinen |
Selena Piek Cheryl Seinen |
| Mixed Doubles | Robin Tabeling Selena Piek |
Robin Tabeling Selena Piek |
Basketball
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s 3×3 | Julian Jaring Arvin Slagter Dimeo van der Horst Jessey Voorn |
Ross Bekkering Arvin Slagter Dimeo van der Horst Jessey Voorn |
Boxing
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Lightweight | Enrico Lacruz | Enrico Lacruz |
| Women’s Middleweight | Nouchka Fontijn | Nouchka Fontijn |
Canoeing
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s K1 Slalom | Lena Teunissen | Martina Wegman |
Cycling
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s BMX Race | Qualified Via Rankings | Twan van Gendt |
| Joris Harmsen | ||
| Niek Kimman | ||
| Women’s BMX Race | Qualified Via Rankings | Judy Baauw |
| Laura Smulders | ||
| Merel Smulders | ||
| Men’s Cross-Country | Qualified Via Rankings | Mathieu van der Poel |
| Milan Vader | ||
| Women’s Cross-Country | Qualified Via Rankings | Anne Tauber |
| Anne Terpstra | ||
| Men’s Road Race | Qualified Via Rankings | Dylan van Baarle |
| Tom Dumoulin | ||
| Yoeri Havik | ||
| Wilco Kelderman | ||
| Bauke Mollema | ||
| Women’s Road Race | Qualified Via Rankings | Anna van der Breggen |
| Annemiek van Vleuten | ||
| Demi Vollering | ||
| Marianne Vos | ||
| Men’s Time Trial | Qualified Via Rankings | Tom Dumoulin |
| Women’s Time Trial (1) (2) |
Anna van der Breggen | Anna van der Breggen |
| Qualified Via Rankings | Annemiek van Vleuten | |
| Men’s Team Sprint | Qualified Via Rankings | Jeffrey Hoogland Harrie Lavreysen Roy van den Berg |
| Women’s Team Sprint | Qualified Via Rankings | Shanne Braspennincx Laurine van Riessen |
| Men’s Individual Sprint | Eligible to Compete | Jeffrey Hoogland |
| Eligible to Compete | Harrie Lavreysen | |
| Women’s Individual Sprint | Eligible to Compete | Shanne Braspennincx |
| Eligible to Compete | Laurine van Riessen | |
| Men’s Keirin | Eligible to Compete | Matthijs Buchli |
| Eligible to Compete | Harrie Lavreysen | |
| Women’s Keirin | Eligible to Compete | Shanne Braspennincx |
| Eligible to Compete | Laurine van Riessen | |
| Men’s Madison | Qualified Via Rankings | Yoeri Havik Jan Willem van Schip |
| Women’s Madison | Qualified Via Rankings | Amy Pieters Kirsten Wild |
| Men’s Omnium | Eligible to Compete | Jan Willem van Schip |
| Women’s Omnium | Eligible to Compete | Kirsten Wild |
Diving
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s 3m Springboard | Inge Jansen | Inge Jansen |
| Women’s 10m Platform | Celine van Duijn | Celine van Duijn |
Equestrian
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Individual Dressage | From Team Quota | Hans Peter Minderhoud Horse: Glock’s Dream Boy N.O.P. |
| From Team Quota | Marlies van Baalen Horse: Go Legend |
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| From Team Quota | Edward Gal Horse: Glock’s Total Us |
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| Team Dressage | Madeleine Witte-Vrees Horse: Cennin Hans Peter Minderhoud Horse: Glock’s Dream Boy N.O.P. Emmelie Scholtens Horse: Apache Edward Gal Horse: Glock’s Zonik N.O.P. |
Hans Peter Minderhoud Horse: Glock’s Dream Boy N.O.P. Marlies van Baalen Horse: Go Legend Edward Gal Horse: Glock’s Total Us |
| Individual Eventing | Tim Lips Horse: Bayro |
Janneke Boonzaaijer Horse: Champ de Tailleur |
| Merel Blom Horse: Ceda |
Merel Blom Horse: The Quizmaster |
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| Individual Jumping | From Team Quota | Marc Houtzager Horse: Sterrehof’s Calimero |
| From Team Quota | Maikel van der Vleuten Horse: Beauville Z |
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| From Team Quota | Harrie Smolders Horse: Dolinn N.O.P. |
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| Team Jumping | Frank Schuttert Horse: Chianti’s Champion Marc Houtzager Horse: Sterrehof’s Calimero Jur Vrieling Horse: VDL Glasgow v. Merelsnest N.O.P Harrie Smolders Horse: Don VHP Z N.O.P. |
Marc Houtzager Horse: Sterrehof’s Calimero Maikel van der Vleuten Horse: Beauville Z Harrie Smolders Horse: Dolinn N.O.P. |
Fencing
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Individual Epee | Bas Verwijlen | Bas Verwijlen |
Field Hockey
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Tournament | Jonas de Geus Billy Bakker Seve van Ass Valentin Verga Glenn Schuurman Sander Baart Robbert Kemperman Mirco Pruijser Bjorn Kellerman Bob de Voogd Terrance Pieters Maurits Visser Joep de Mol Thierry Brinkman Pirmin Blaak Jip Janssen Floris Wortelboer Mink van der Weerden |
Billy Bakker Lars Balk Pirmin Blaak Thierry Brinkman Jorrit Croon Jonas de Geus Joep de Mol Sander de Wijn Jeroen Hertzberger Jip Janssen Robbert Kemperman Mirco Pruijser Glenn Schuurman Boris van Ass Thijs van Dam Mink van der Weerden Roel Bovendeert* Justen Blok* |
| Women’s Tournament | Anne Veenendaal Sanne Koolen Malou Pheninckx Laurien Leurink Xan de Waard Marloes Keetels Kelly Jonker Maria Verschoor Lidewij Welten Caia van Maasakker Frederique Matla Ireen van den Assem Marijn Veen Laura Nunnink Lauren Stam Josine Koning Margot van Geffen Eva de Goede |
Felice Albers Eva de Goede Xan de Waard Marloes Keetels Josine Koning Sanne Koolen Laurien Leurink Frederique Matla Laura Nunnink Malou Pheninckx Pien Sanders Lauren Stam Margot van Geffen Caia van Maasakker Maria Verschoor Lidewij Welten Freeke Moes* Ireen van den Assem* |
* Reserve Athlete
Football
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s Tournament | Sari van Veenendaal Desiree van Lunteren Stefanie van der Gragt Merel van Dongen Kika van Es Anouk Dekker Shanice van de Sanden Sherida Spitse Vivianne Miedema Danielle van de Donk Lieke Martens Victoria Pelova Renate Jansen Jackie Groenen Inessa Kaagman Lize Kop Ellen Jansen Danique Kerkdijk Jill Roord Dominique Bloodworth Lineth Beerensteyn Liza van der Most Loes Geurts |
Lineth Beerensteyn Sisca Folkertsma Jackie Groenen Dominique Janssen Lize Kop Lieke Martens Vivianne Miedema Aniek Nouwen Victoria Pelova Jill Roord Sherida Spitse Danielle van de Donk Shanice van de Sanden Stefanie van der Gragt Merel van Dongen Kika van Es Sari van Veenendaal Lynn Wilms Anouk Dekker* Loes Geurts* Renate Jansen* Inessa Kaagman* |
* Reserve Athlete
Golf
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s Individual | Anne van Dam | Anne van Dam |
Gymnastics
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Artistic Individual Events (1) (2) |
Bart Deurloo | Bart Deurloo |
| Epke Zonderland | Epke Zonderland | |
| Women’s Artistic Individual Events | From Team Quota | Eythora Thorsdottir |
| From Team Quota | Vera van Pol | |
| From Team Quota | Lieke Wevers | |
| From Team Quota | Sanne Wevers | |
| Women’s Artistic Team All-Around | Eythora Thorsdottir Naomi Visser Tisha Volleman Lieke Wevers Sanne Wevers |
Eythora Thorsdottir Vera van Pol Lieke Wevers Sanne Wevers |
Handball
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s Tournament | Jessy Kramer Laura van der Heijden Debbie Bont Lois Abbingh Larissa Nusser Danick Snelder Bo van Wetering Delaila Amega Kelly Dulfer Merel Freriks Inger Smits Martine Smeets Angela Malestein Rinka Duijndam Tess Wester Annick Lipman Dione Housheer Estavana Polman |
Lois Abbingh Debbie Bont Rinka Duijndam Kelly Dulfer Merel Freriks Nycke Groot Dione Housheer Angela Malestein Martine Smeets Inger Smits Danick Snelder Laura van der Heijden Bo van Wetering Tess Wester Larissa Nusser* |
* Reserve Athlete
Judo
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s -60kg | Tornike Tsjakadoea | Tornike Tsjakadoea |
| Men’s -81kg | Frank de Wit | Frank de Wit |
| Men’s -90kg | Frank van ‘t End | Frank van ‘t End |
| Men’s -100kg | Over 1 Eligible Athlete | Michael Korrel |
| Men’s +100kg | Over 1 Eligible Athlete | Henk Grol |
| Women’s -57kg | Sanne Verhagen | Sanne Verhagen |
| Women’s -63kg | Over 1 Eligible Athlete | Juul Franssen |
| Women’s -70kg | Over 1 Eligible Athlete | Sanne van Dijke |
| Women’s -78kg | Over 1 Eligible Athlete | Guusje Steenhuis |
| Women’s +78kg | Tessie Savelkouls | Tessie Savelkouls |
| Mixed Team | Eligible to compete |
Rowing
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Single Sculls | Stefan Broenink | Finn Florijn |
| Women’s Single Sculls | Laila Youssifou | Anna Souwer |
| Men’s Coxless Pair | Nicolas van Sprang Guillaume Krommenhoek |
Nicolas van Sprang Guillaume Krommenhoek |
| Men’s Double Sculls | Amos Keijser Nicolas van Sprang |
Melvin Twellaar Stefan Broenink |
| Women’s Double Sculls | Roos de Jong Lisa Scheenaard |
Roos de Jong Lisa Scheenaard |
| Women’s Lightweight Double Sculls | Marieke Keijser Ilse Paulis |
Marieke Keijser Ilse Paulis |
| Men’s Coxless Four | Vincent van der Want Boudewijn Roell Jan van der Bij Nelson Ritsema |
Sander de Graaf Boudewijn Roell Jan van der Bij Nelson Ritsema |
| Women’s Coxless Four | Ellen Hogerwerf Karolien Florijn Ymkje Clevering Veronique Meester |
Ellen Hogerwerf Karolien Florijn Ymkje Clevering Veronique Meester |
| Men’s Quadruple Sculls | Dirk Uittenbogaard Abe Wiersma Tone Wieten Koen Metsemakers |
Dirk Uittenbogaard Abe Wiersma Tone Wieten Koen Metsemakers |
| Women’s Quadruple Sculls | Olivia van Rooijen Inge Janseen Sophie Souwer Nicole Beukers |
Olivia van Rooijen Inge Janseen Laila Youssifou Nicole Beukers |
| Men’s Coxed Eight | Mechiel Versluis Ruben Knab Maarten Hurkmans Bram Schwarz Jasper Tissen Simon van Dorp Bjorn van den Ende Robert Luecken Aranka Kops |
Mechiel Versluis Ruben Knab Maarten Hurkmans Bram Schwarz Jasper Tissen Simon van Dorp Bjorn van den Ende Robert Luecken Eline Berrger |
Sailing
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s RS:X | Dorian van Rijsselberghe | Kiran Badloe |
| Women’s RS:X | Lilian de Geus | Lilian de Geus |
| Men’s Laser | Duko Bos | Declined By NOC |
| Women’s Laser Radial | Marit Bouwmeester | Marit Bouwmeester |
| Men’s Finn | Pieter-Jan Postma | Nicholas Heiner |
| Women’s 470 | Afrodite Zegers Lobke Berkhout |
Afrodite Zegers Lobke Berkhout |
| Men’s 49er | Bart Lambriex Pim van Vugt |
Bart Lambriex Pim van Vugt |
| Women’s 49erFX | Annemiek Bekkering Annette Duetz |
Annemiek Bekkering Annette Duetz |
Shooting
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s 10m Air Rifle | Peter Hellenbrand |
Skateboarding
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s Street | Roos Zwetsloot | Roos Zwetsloot |
| Candy Jacobs | Candy Jacobs | |
| Keet Oldenbeuving | Keet Oldenbeuving |
Swimming
Men’s Events
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s 50m Freestyle | Over 2 Eligible Athletes | Thom de Boer |
| Jesse Puts | ||
| Men’s 100m Freestyle | Kyle Stolk | |
| Men’s 200m Freestyle | Maarten Brzoskowski | |
| Men’s 100m Breaststroke | Arno Kamminga | Arno Kamminga |
| Caspar Corbeau | ||
| Men’s 200m Breaststroke | Arno Kamminga | Arno Kamminga |
| Caspar Corbeau | ||
| Men’s 100m Butterfly | Nyls Korstanje | Nyls Korstanje |
| Men’s 400m Individual Medley | Arjan Knipping | Arjan Knipping |
| Men’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay | Qualified Via Rankings | Stan Pijnenburg |
| Men’s 10km Open Water | Ferry Weertman | Ferry Weertman |
Women’s Events
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s 50m Freestyle | Over 2 Eligible Athletes | Ranomi Kromowidjojo |
| Femke Hemmskerk | ||
| Women’s 100m Freestyle | Over 2 Eligible Athletes | Femke Hemmskerk |
| Ranomi Kromowidjojo | ||
| Women’s 200m Freestyle | Femke Hemmskerk | |
| Women’s 100m Backstroke | Kira Toussaint | Kira Toussaint |
| Maaike de Waard | Maaike de Waard | |
| Women’s 200m Backstroke | Kira Toussaint | |
| Sharon van Rouwendaal | Sharon van Rouwendaal | |
| Women’s 100m Breaststroke | Tes Schouten | Tes Schouten |
| Women’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay | Kim Busch Femke Heemskerk Kira Toussaint Ranomi Kromowidjojo |
Kim Busch Marrit Steenbergen |
| Women’s 4x100m Medley Relay | Kira Toussaint Tes Schouten Kim Busch Femke Heemskerk |
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| Women’s 10km Open Water | Sharon van Rouwendaal | Sharon van Rouwendaal |
Mixed Events
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Mixed 4x100m Medley Relay | Kira Toussaint Arno Kamminga Mathys Goosen Femke Heemskerk |
Caspar Corbeau |
Table Tennis
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s Singles (1) (2) |
Britt Eerland | Britt Eerland |
| Jie Li | Declined By NOC |
Taekwondo
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s +67kg | Reshmie Oogink | Reshmie Oogink |
Tennis
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s Singles | Kiki Bertens | |
| Men’s Doubles | Wesley Koolhof Jean-Julien Rojer |
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| Women’s Doubles | Kiki Bertens Demi Schuurs |
Triathlon
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Individual | From Mixed Relay | Marco van der Stel |
| From Mixed Relay | Jorik van Egdom | |
| Women’s Individual | From Mixed Relay | Maya Kingma |
| From Mixed Relay | Rachel Klamer | |
| Mixed Relay | Qualified Via Rankings |
Volleyball
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Beach Volleyball | Alexander Brouwer Robert Meeuwsen |
Alexander Brouwer Robert Meeuwsen |
| Women’s Beach Volleyball (1) (2) |
Sanne Keizer Madelein Meppelink |
Sanne Keizer Madelein Meppelink |
| Marleen van Iersel Pleun Ypma Raisa Schoon Katja Stam |
Raisa Schoon Katja Stam |
Water Polo
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s Tournament | Dagmar Genee Maartje Keuning Joanne Koenders Ilse Koolhaas Maud Megens Bente Rogge Vivian Sevenich Brigitte Sleeking Nomi Stomphorst Simone van de Kraats Sabrina van der Sloot Debby Willemsz Iris Wolves |
Dagmar Genee Kitty Joustra Maartje Keuning Ilse Koolhaas Maud Megens Vivian Sevenich Brigitte Sleeking Nomi Stomphorst Simone van de Kraats Sabrina van der Sloot Debby Willemsz Iris Wolves Joanne Koenders* |
* Reserve Athlete
Weightlifting
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s +109kg | Enzo Kuworge | Enzo Kuworge |